L.M. Montgomery's Rila [sic] of Ingelside [sic], another fine product from Createspace. Their slogan: "Publish your words, your way."
Rila of Ingelside can purchased through amazon.uk.co for a mere £26.76.
First edition:
New York: Stokes, 1921
A bonus:
The Prince Edward Island house upon which Ingleside was modelled.
How do you come across so many of these abominations?
ReplyDeleteThere are a few indie publishers who use CreateSpace as a cheap method of making out-of-print books available to an eager reading public who can't find the book anywhere. I've purchased a few that were nicely done with special attention given to proofreading since so often the book is "typeset" via OCR scanning. Cover illustrations do tend to be bland, though.
Wandering around, as I do, one is bound to step in something.
ReplyDeleteActually, I have nothing against the idea of print on demand - as you say it is a cheap method of making out-of-print books available. What's more, it seems a perfect way to share unjustly neglected titles. While I haven't done this myself - it is tempting - I admire folks like Caustic Cover Critic JRSM and his Whisky Priest Books. Lovingly produced, beautifully designed and modestly priced, lovers of Canadian literature will find Grant Allen's Michael's Crag amongst his rich offerings. Highly - very highly - recommended.
Brian:
ReplyDeleteI come to your blog playing hooky from schoolwork again, seeking only a brief respite from cataloguing at 4 a.m., and am confronted with the rather puzzling desecration of one of my favourite books from grade 2.
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I'm sure Lucy Maud would feel similarly odd about what has been done to her book(s). (Not that I'm blaming you.)